Exhibition Checklist
Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938 The Museum of Modern Art, New York September 28, 2013-January 12, 2014
MoMA, 11w53, On View, 6th Floor, Special Exhibitions, North
The Menil Collection February 14, 2014-June 01, 2014
The Art Institute of Chicago June 29, 2014-October 12, 2014
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Rencontre (The Encounter)
Brussels, 1926 Oil on canvas 54 15/16 x 39" (139.5 x 99 cm)
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Catalogue Raisonné: 99
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Mariage de minuit (The Midnight Marriage)
Brussels, 1926 Oil on canvas 54 3/4 x 41 5/16" (139 x 105 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 116
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Habitants du fleuve (The Denizens of the River)
Brussels, 1926 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 39 3/8" (73 x 100 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 125
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Sens de la nuit (The Meaning of Night)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 54 3/4 x 41 5/16" (139 x 105 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 136
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'assassin menacé (The Menaced Assassin)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 59 1/4" x 6' 4 7/8" (150.4 x 195.2 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Kay Sage Tanguy Fund
Catalogue Raisonné: 137
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Joueur secret (The Secret Player)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 59 13/16 x 76 3/4" (152 x 195 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 138
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Jeune Fille mangeant un oiseau (Le Plaisir) (Girl Eating a Bird [Pleasure])
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 29 1/8 x 38 3/16" (74 x 97 cm)
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Catalogue Raisonné: 145
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
[Portrait of Paul Nougé]
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 37 3/8 x 25 9/16" (95 x 65 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 151
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Ciel meurtrier (The Murderous Sky)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 39 3/8" (73 x 100 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle. Purchase 1979
Catalogue Raisonné: 153
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Entr'acte
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 63 3/4" (114 x 162 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 162
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Double Secret (The Secret Double)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 63 3/4" (114 x 162 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle. Purchase 1980
Catalogue Raisonné: 164
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Fin des contemplations (An End to Contemplation)
Brussels, 1927 Oil on canvas with metal snap fasteners 28 3/4 x 39 3/8" (73 x 100 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 165
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Muscles célestes (The Muscles of the Sky)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Deposited with the Magritte Museum, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 166
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Parure de l'orage (The Finery of the Storm)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 45 11/16" (81 x 116 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ross
Catalogue Raisonné: 170
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Musée d'une nuit (One-Night Museum)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 19 11/16 x 25 9/16" (50 x 65 cm)
Private collection, London
Catalogue Raisonné: 171
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Clef des songes (The Interpretation of Dreams)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 14 15/16 x 21 5/8" (38 x 55 cm)
Pinakothek der Moderne, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich
Catalogue Raisonné: 172
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Prince des objets (The Prince of Objects)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 19 11/16 x 25 9/16" (50 x 65 cm)
Galerie Vedovi, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 183
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Découverte (Discovery)
Paris, 1927 Oil on canvas 25 9/16 x 19 11/16" (65 x 50 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 187
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Bonne Nouvelle (The Good News)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 210
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'espion (The Spy)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Collection of Irma and Norman Braman, Miami Beach, Florida
Catalogue Raisonné: 215
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Dormeur téméraire (The Daring Sleeper)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 45 11/16 x 31 7/8" (116 x 81 cm)
Tate. Purchase 1969
Catalogue Raisonné: 217
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Paysage fantôme (The Phantom Landscape)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 × 21 5/16 × 9/16" (73.1 × 54.2 × 1.5 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 218
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'apparition (The Apparition)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 45 11/16" (81 x 116 cm)
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Catalogue Raisonné: 220
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Idées de l'acrobate (The Acrobat's Ideas)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 45 11/16 x 31 7/8" (116 x 81 cm)
Pinakothek der Moderne, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich
Catalogue Raisonné: 224
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Chasseurs au bord de la nuit (The Hunters at the Edge of Night)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 45 11/16" (81 x 116 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 228
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Jours gigantesques (The Titanic Days)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 45 11/16 x 31 7/8" (116 x 81 cm)
Kunstsammlung Nordrheim-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Catalogue Raisonné: 247
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Amants (The Lovers)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 3/8 x 28 7/8" (54 x 73.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Richard S. Zeisler
Catalogue Raisonné: 250
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Monde perdu (The Lost World)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Kunstmuseum Winterthur. Purchase 1984
Catalogue Raisonné: 256
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'homme au journal (The Man with the Newspaper)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 45 11/16 x 31 7/8" (116 x 81 cm)
Tate. Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery, 1964
Catalogue Raisonné: 270
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Charmes du paysage (The Delights of Landscape)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Private collection, London
Catalogue Raisonné: 273
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'usage de la parole (The Use of Speech)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
Private collection, Los Angeles
Catalogue Raisonné: 275
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
[Biomorphs with Words]
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 10 5/8 x 16 1/8" (27 x 41 cm)
Collection Sylvio Perlstein, Antwerp
Catalogue Raisonné: 279
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Personnage méditant sur la folie (Figure Brooding on Madness)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 283
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Tentative de l'impossible (Attempting the Impossible)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 45 11/16 x 31 7/8" (116 x 81 cm)
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Japan
Catalogue Raisonné: 284
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Miroir vivant (The Living Mirror)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 295
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Masque vide (The Empty Mask)
Paris, 1928 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 36 1/4" (73 x 92 cm)
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Catalogue Raisonné: 296
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Trahison des images (The Treachery of Images)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 31 7/8" (60 x 81 cm)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Purchased with funds provided by the Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 303
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'alphabet des révélations (The Alphabet of Revelations)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 304
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Palais de rideaux, III (The Palace of Curtains, III)
Paris, 1928-29 Oil on canvas 32 x 45 7/8" (81.2 x 116.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 305
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Sens propre (The Literal Meaning)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York
Catalogue Raisonné: 309
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Temps menaçant (Threatening Weather)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 28 3/4" (54 x 73 cm)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Catalogue Raisonné: 313
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'arbre de la science (The Tree of Knowledge)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 10 5/8" (41 x 27 cm)
Patronage AG Insurance
Catalogue Raisonné: 317
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Faux Miroir (The False Mirror)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 31 7/8" (54 x 80.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase
Catalogue Raisonné: 319
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Six Éléments (The Six Elements)
Paris, 1929 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 39 3/8" (73 x 100 cm)
Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950
Catalogue Raisonné: 321
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'évidence éternelle (The Eternally Obvious)
Paris, 1930 Oil on five canvases 8 11/16 x 4 3/4" (22 x 12 cm) 7 1/2 x 9 7/16" (19 x 24 cm) 10 5/8 x 7 1/2" (27 x 19 cm) 8 11/16 x 6 5/16" (22 x 16 cm) 8 11/16 x 4 3/4" (22 x 12 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 327
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Profondeurs de la terre (The Depths of the Earth)
Paris, 1930 Oil on four canvases 4 3/4 x 8 11/16" (12 x 22 cm) 6 5/16 x 8 11/16" (16 x 22 cm) 8 11/16 x 6 5/16" (22 x 16 cm) 7 1/2 x 9 7/16" (19 x 24 cm)
Property of a West Coast Collector
Catalogue Raisonné: 328
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Perfections célestes (Celestial Perfections)
Paris, 1930 Oil on four canvases 10 5/8 x 8 11/16" (27 x 22 cm) 9 7/16 x 13" (24 x 33 cm) 13 3/4 x 8 11/16" (35 x 22 cm) 13 x 9 7/16" (33 x 24 cm)
Courtesy Brachot Gallery, Belgium
Catalogue Raisonné: 329
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'annonciation (The Annunciation)
Paris, 1930 Oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 57 1/2" (114 x 146 cm)
Tate. Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery, 1986
Catalogue Raisonné: 330
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Grelots roses, ciels en lambeaux (Pink Bells, Tattered Skies)
Paris, 1930 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 39 3/8" (73 x 100 cm)
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Catalogue Raisonné: 331
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Affinités électives (Elective Affinities)
Brussels, 1932 Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 13" (41 x 33 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 349
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Condition humaine (The Human Condition)
Brussels, 1933 Oil on canvas 39 3/8 x 31 7/8" (100 x 81 cm)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Gift of the Collector's Committee 1987.55.1
Catalogue Raisonné: 351
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Lumière des coïncidences (The Light of Coincidences)
Brussels, 1933 Oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 28 3/4" (60 x 73 cm)
Dallas Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon
Catalogue Raisonné: 352
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Magie noire (Black Magic)
Brussels, 1934 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 355
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Viol (The Rape)
Brussels, 1934 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 356
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Clef des songes (The Interpretation of Dreams)
Brussels, 1935 Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 10 5/8" (41 x 27 cm)
Collection of Jasper Johns
Catalogue Raisonné: 370
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Portrait (The Portrait)
Brussels, 1935 Oil on canvas 28 7/8 x 19 7/8" (73.3 x 50.2 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Kay Sage Tanguy
Catalogue Raisonné: 379
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Modèle rouge (The Red Model)
Brussels, 1935 Oil on canvas 29 1/8 x 19 11/16" (74 x 50 cm)
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Catalogue Raisonné: 380
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'amour désarmé (Love Disarmed)
Brussels, 1935 Oil on canvas 28 3/8 x 21 1/4" (72 x 54 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 381
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Lampe philosophique (The Philosopher's Lamp)
Brussels, 1936 Oil on canvas 18 1/8 x 21 5/8" (46 x 55 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 399
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Clairvoyance (Clairvoyance)
Brussels, 1936 Oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 25 9/16" (54 x 65 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ross
Catalogue Raisonné: 419
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Thérapeute (The Healer)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 25 9/16" (92 x 65 cm)
Private collection
Catalogue Raisonné: 427
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Modèle rouge (The Red Model)
London, 1937 Oil on canvas 72 1/16 x 61 7/16" (183 x 156 cm)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Catalogue Raisonné: 428
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La jeunesse illustré (Youth Illustrated)
London, 1937 Oil on canvas 72 1/16 x 53 9/16" (183 x 136 cm)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Catalogue Raisonné: 429
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Au seuil de la liberté (On the Threshold of Liberty)
London, 1937 Oil on canvas 94 x 73" (238.8 x 185.4 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Mary and Leigh Block, 1988.141.10
Catalogue Raisonné: 430
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Représentation (Representation)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas mounted on panel 19 1/8 x 17 5/16" (48.5 x 44 cm)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Catalogue Raisonné: 434
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Reproduction interdite (Not to be Reproduced)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 25 9/16" (81 x 65 cm)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Catalogue Raisonné: 436
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Principe du plaisir (The Pleasure Principle)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4" (73 x 54 cm)
Private West Coast collection, courtesy of BLAIN|DI DONNA Gallery, New York
Catalogue Raisonné: 443
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Race blanche (The White Race)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 23 5/8" (81 x 60 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago. Promised gift of Ruth Horwich
Catalogue Raisonné: 445
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Chant de l'orage (The Song of the Storm)
Brussels, 1937 Oil on canvas 25 9/16 x 21 1/4" (65 x 54 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 448
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
La Durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
Brussels, 1938 Oil on canvas 57 7/8 x 39" (147 x 99 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection, 1970.426
Catalogue Raisonné: 460
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Les Menottes de cuivre (The Copper Handcuffs)
Brussels, 1931 Oil on plaster 14 9/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 5/16" (37 × 11.5 × 11 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 673
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
L'avenir des statues (The Future of Statues)
Brussels, c. 1932 Oil on plaster 13 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 7 1/2" (33.5 × 16.5 × 19 cm)
Lehmbruck Museum, Duisberg, Germany
Catalogue Raisonné: 674
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Fait primitif (The Primordial Fact)
Brussels, 1936 Oil on panel with pebble 9 1/4 × 8 1/4" (23.5 × 21 cm)
Private collection, courtesy Het Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Catalogue Raisonné: 680
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Ceçi est un morceau de fromage (This is a Piece of Cheese)
Brussels, 1936 or 1937 Oil on canvas board in gilded wooden frame with glass dome and pedestal 4 15/16 x 7 1/4" (12.5 x 18.4 cm) Cover: 12 x 10 x 10" (30.5 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
The Menil Collection, Houston
Catalogue Raisonné: 683
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Objet peint: oeil (Painted Object: Eye)
Brussels, 1936 or 1937 Oil on panel glued to wooden base 10 x 10 x 2" (25.4 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm)
Collection Timothy Baum, New York
Catalogue Raisonné: 685
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Objet peint: oeil (Painted Object: Eye)
Brussels, 1932/35 Oil on panel glued to wooden base 10 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 5 11/16" (27 x 24.8 x 14.4 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, through prior gift of Arthur Keating, 1989.53
Catalogue Raisonné: 686
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted sheet music, watercolor, charcoal, pencil, and ink on paper 15 3/4 x 21 5/8" (40 x 55 cm)
Private collection, Switzerland. Courtesy Simon Studer Art, Geneva
Catalogue Raisonné: 1602
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted printed paper and sheet music, pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor on paper 15 3/4 x 21 7/8" (40 x 55.5 cm)
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
Catalogue Raisonné: 1603
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Jockey perdu (The Lost Jockey)
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted sheet music, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper 15 1/2 x 21 5/16" (39.3 x 54.2 cm)
Gale and Ira Drukier
Catalogue Raisonné: 1605
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted printed paper and sheet music and watercolor on paper 22 7/16 x 16 1/8" (57 x 41 cm)
Daniel Malingue
Catalogue Raisonné: 1607
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted printed paper and sheet music, watercolor, pencil, and colored pencil on paper 21 1/8 x 15 3/8" (53.7 x 39 cm)
Musée d'Ixelles, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 1609
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1926 Cut-and-pasted sheet music, gouache, and watercolor on paper 21 5/8 x 15 3/4" (55 x 40 cm)
Private collection. Courtesy Keitelman Gallery, Brussels
Catalogue Raisonné: 1616
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Nocturne (Nocturne)
Brussels, 1927 Cut-and-pasted sheet music, gouache, and watercolor on paper 16 9/16 x 22 1/16" (42 x 56 cm)
Private collection. Courtesy Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
Catalogue Raisonné: 1623
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled
Brussels, 1927 Cut-and-pasted paper and sheet music and watercolor on paper 19 15/16 x 25 13/16" (50.7 x 65.5 cm)
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
Catalogue Raisonné: 1627
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Advertisements for "atelier d'art" (art studio) Floréal, and for Ravenstein restaurant, in Le Centaure (April 1927)
Brussels, 1927 Periodical 9 1/2 x 6 5/16" (24.2 x 16 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Advertisements for "joaillier-orfèvre" (jeweler-goldsmith) Max Kerrels and for "modiste" (fashion designer) Jane Brouwers in L Centaure (October 1926)
Brussels, 1926 Periodical 9 1/2 x 6 5/16" (24.2 x 16 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Marie, no. 2 and 3 (July 8, 1926), p. 5 and 6
Brussels, 1926 Periodical 12 3/4 x 9 13/16" (32.4 x 25 cm)
Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
PAUL NOUGÉ (Belgian, 1895–1967)
Clarisse Juranville: Quelques écrits et quelques dessins (Clarisse Juranville: Some Writings and Some Drawings)
Brussels, 1927 Book 6 1/4 x 9 1/4" (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
Menil Collection Library, Special Collections
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
PAUL NOUGÉ (Belgian, 1895–1967)
Clarisse Juranville: Quelques écrits et quelques dessins (Clarisse Juranville: Some Writings and Some Drawings)
Brussels, 1927 Book 6 1/4 x 9 1/4" (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
PAUL NOUGÉ (Belgian, 1895–1967)
Clarisse Juranville: Quelques Écrits et Quelques Dessins (Clarisse Juranville: Some Writings and Some Drawings)
Brussels, 1927 Book 6 1/4 x 9 1/4" (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967) PAUL NOUGÉ (Belgian, 1895–1967) Pour l'année 1928, la Maison Samuel nous présente quelques manteaux (For the Year 1928, Maison Samuel presents some coats)
Brussels, 1927 Fur catalogue 8 1/2 x 11 3/4" (21.6 x 29.8 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
Included in the Venues:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967) PAUL NOUGÉ (Belgian, 1895–1967) Pour l'année 1928, la Maison Samuel nous présente quelques manteaux (For the Year 1928, Maison Samuel presents some coats)
Brussels, 1927 Fur catalogue 8 1/2 x 11 3/4" (21.6 x 29.8 cm)
Menil Collection Library, Special Collections
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
La Mort des fantômes (The Death of Ghosts)
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print 5 1/2 x 3 1/2" (13.9 x 8.9 cm)
Private collection of Isadora and Isy Gabriel Brachot
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Love
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print 2 3/16 x 2 3/16" (5.5 x 5.5 cm)
Private collection of Isadora and Isy Gabriel Brachot
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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René Magritte and "Attempting the Impossible"
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print 8 11/16 x 6 1/8" (22 x 15.5 cm)
Private collection of Isadora and Isy Gabriel Brachot
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
René Magritte and "The Empty Mask"
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print 7 x 9 7/16" (17.8 x 24 cm)
Private collection, Brussels
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Advertisment for "Norine Couture", back cover of Variétés (May 1928)
Brussels, 1928 Periodical 9 15/16 x 7 1/16" (25.3 x 18 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Illustration in Distances, no. 2 (March1928)
Paris, 1928 Periodical 6 x 9" (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Illustration in Distances, no. 3 (April 1928)
Paris, 1928 Periodical 6 x 9" (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RAOUL UBAC (Belgian, 1911–1985)
Georgette Magritte, with unidentified individuals, and Attempting the Impossible
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print (reversal print) 4 11/16 x 3 7/16" (11.9 x 8.8 cm)
Private collection of Isadora and Isy Gabriel Brachot
Included in the Venues:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RAOUL UBAC (Belgian, 1911–1985)
Unidentified girl and Attempting the Impossible
Paris, 1928 Gelatin silver print (reversal print) 4 1/2 x 3 5/16" (11.4 x 8.4 cm)
Private collection
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
"Les Môts et les images" in La Révolution surréaliste, no. 12 (December 15, 1929)
Paris, 1929 Periodical 11 1/2 x 7 7/8" (29.2 x 20 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Cover illustration for Variétés (January 1929)
Paris, 1929 Periodical 9 15/16 x 7 1/16" (25.3 x 18 cm)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Interior illustrations for Variétés (January 1929)
Paris, 1929 Periodical 9 15/16 x 7 1/16" (25.3 x 18 cm)
Private Collection
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
CAMILLE GOEMANS (Belgian, 1900–1960)
Le Sens propre, no. 1 (February 16, 1929)
Paris, 1929 Leaflet 10 13/16 x 8 7/16" (27.5 x 21.5 cm)
The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, 2601-283
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
CAMILLE GOEMANS (Belgian, 1900–1960)
Le Sens propre, no. 3 (March 2, 1929)
Paris, 1929 Leaflet 10 13/16 x 8 7/16" (27.5 x 21.5 cm)
The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, 2661-350
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Manuscript pages for "Les Môts et les images"
Paris, 1929 Blue ink, collage, pencil, and India ink on paper 10 11/16 x 8 3/16" (27.2 x 20.8 cm) 10 11/16 x 8 3/16" (27.2 x 20.8 cm) 10 11/16 x 8 3/16" (27.2 x 20.8 cm) 10 11/16 x 8 3/16" (27.2 x 20.8 cm) 6 1/4 x 8 3/16" (15.8 x 20.8 cm)
Eric Decelle, Brussels
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Photo-reproduction of gelatin silver prints of sixteen Surrealists surrounding a photograph of Magritte's "La Femme cachée" ("The Hidden Woman," 1929) in La Révolution surréaliste, no. 12 (December 15, 1929)
Paris, 1929 Periodical 11 1/2 x 7 7/8" (29.2 x 20 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Joyce F. Menschel Photography Library
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Untitled (photomatons)
Paris, 1929 Gelatin silver prints 8 1/16 x 5 7/8" (20.5 x 15 cm)
Collection Sylvio Perlstein, Antwerp
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
CAMI STONE (Belgian, 1892–1975)
Photograph of "The Eternally Obvious"
Brussels, 1930 or 1931 Gelatin silver print 9 1/8 x 6 7/8" (23.2 x 17.4 cm)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1989.
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Illustration in "Violette Nozières"
Brussels, 1933 Book 7 1/2 x 5 5/8" (19.1 x 27.9 cm)
Menil Collection Library, Special Collections
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Illustration in "Violette Nozières"
Brussels, 1933 Book 7 1/2 × 5 5/8" (19.1 × 14.3 cm)
Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Illustration in Violette Nozières
Brussels, 1933 Book 7 1/2 x 11" (19.1 x 27.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967) ANDRÉ BRETON (French, 1896–1966) Cover illustration for André Breton's "Qu'est-ce que le surréalisme?" ("What is Surrealism?)
Brussels, 1934 Book 9 3/4 x 6 3/16" (24.8 x 15.7 cm)
Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967) ANDRÉ BRETON (French, 1896–1966) Cover illustration for André Breton's "Qu'est-ce que le surréalisme?" (What is Surrealism?)
Brussels, 1934 Book 9 3/4 x 6 3/16" (24.8 x 15.7 cm)
Menil Collection Library, Special Collections
Included in the Venues: The Menil Collection
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
ANDRÉ BRETON (French, 1896–1966)
Cover illustration for André Breton's Qu'est-ce que le surréalisme? (What is Surrealism?)
Brussels, 1934 Book 9 3/4 x 6 3/16" (24.8 x 15.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Cover illustration for Bulletin international du surréalisme, no. 3 (August 1935)
Brussels, 1935 Periodical 11 7/16 x 8 1/8" (29 x 20.6 cm)
Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago
Included in the Venues: The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Cover of Bulletin international du surréalisme, no. 3 (August 1935)
Brussels, 1935 Periodical 11 7/16 x 8 1/8" (29 x 20.6 cm)
David Sylvester's René Magritte Catalogue Raisonné Papers, Menil Archive, The Menil Collection, Houston
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
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René Magritte and La Clairvoyance (Clairvoyance)
Brussels, 1936 Gelatin silver print 2 7/16 x 3 7/16" (6.2 x 8.7 cm)
Private collection, Brussels
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Dieu, le huitième jour (God, The Eighth Day)
Brussels, 1937 Gelatin silver print 3 3/8 x 2 1/4" (8.5 x 5.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of the Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987 (1987.1100.157)
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
E.L.T. Mesens hanging La Clairvoyance at the London Gallery
London, 1937 Gelatin silver print 5 7/16 x 7 1/16" (13.8 x 17.9 cm)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels/Archives for Contemporary Art in Belgium
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Cover illustration for Minotaure, no. 10 (Winter 1937)
Brussels, 1937 Periodical 12 3/8 x 9 5/8" (31.5 x 24.4 cm)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne/ Centre de création industrielle
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Edward James in front of "On the Threshold of Liberty"
1937 Gelatin silver print 4 1/4 x 6 9/16" (10.8 x 16.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987 (1987.1100.157)
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
René Magritte and Le Barbare (The Barbarian)
London, 1938 Gelatin silver print 7 3/8 x 9 13/16" (18.8 x 25 cm)
The Baltimore Museum of Art. Purchase with exchange funds from the Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection; and partial gift of George H. Dalsheimer, Baltimore (BMA.1988.440)
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
RENÉ MAGRITTE (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Cover illustration for London Gallery Bulletin, no. 1 (April 1938)
Brussels, 1938 Periodical 9 1/2 x 6 3/4" (24.1 x 17.1 cm)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Included in the Venues: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Menil Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
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